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中英双语，启蒙教育： 普通歇后语90句 Common 90 Riddles 李鑫 译 1、拐杖吹火Use the walking stick to blow fire－－一窍不通 be completely ignorant of. 2、古曲演奏render ancient music －－老调重弹play old theme again. 3、瓜熟蒂落The fruits are ripe and they will fall off－－时机成熟Once the time is ripe. 4、关羽赴宴GuanYu attended a party－－单刀直入Enter with a single broadsword.( come straight to the point). 5、关门打锣Close the door to beat gong －－（鸣）名声在外 (blare voice is in the outside;)be well-known; 6、关门养虎Close the door to keep a tiger－－后患无穷source of endless trouble. 7、过河拆桥burn the bridge after crossing it－－不留后路do not leave oneself a way to go. 8、旱苗得雨Drought seedling is getting rain－－正逢时Be good in its season . 9、管中窥豹look at leopard through a tube－－略见一斑see a sample of it from a part to whole. 10、姑娘绣荷包The girl embroiders wallet－－专心致志devoting herself to it. 11、孤儿遇亲人The orphan meets his close relatives－－喜出望外be overjoyed ; 12、古董店老板a curio store owner－－眼里识货his eyes are able to tell good from bad; 13、关公当木匠Guan Yu was a carpenter－－大刀阔斧put the axe in the helve. 14、关公卖豆腐Guan Yu sold bean curds－－人强货不硬The man was strong enough but his goods were soft. 15、关公舞大刀Guan Yu handled a broad-sword－－拿手好戏masterpiece. 16、关公在曹营Guan Yu was in the Cao camp－－心不在焉be absent-minded. 17、关公看《春秋》Guan Yu read 《The Spring an Autumn Annals》 －－一目了然－－be clear at a glance. 18、关羽投降曹操Guan Yu capitulated Cao Cao－－身在曹营心在汉his body was at Cao camp but his heart at Han. 19、关羽失荆州Guan Yu lost Jing state－－骄兵必败An army puffed up with pride is bound to lose. 20、关云长放屁Guan Yu broke wind－－不知脸红do not know blush with shame. 21、关公面前要大刀handled sword in front of Lord Guan－－不自量;overrate one's own abilities. 22、牯牛陷在泥潭里－－进退两难The bull sinks in the mire pond－－be caught in a dilemma. 23、关门唱山歌－－自我欣赏Close the door to sing folk song－－appreciate by one's own. 24、观世音菩萨The Guan Shiyin bodhisattva－－有求必应give response to every prayer;never refuses a request. 25、过街的老鼠The rat scamper across the street－－人人喊打everyone shouts and wants to beat it . 26、过年娶媳妇There is a wedding on New Year's Day－－双喜临门 －－two happy events come to a same door. 27、冠军和亚军Champion and silver medal winner－－数一数二number One or number Two- highest rank. 28、管水员开闸门the member who take care of water opened a water gate－－放任自流let sb. Do as he likes;任其自流Allow it from flow. 29、光棍儿种地－－自食其力Bachelor son kind ground－－earn one's own living. 30、观音菩萨打喷嚏－－好神气The kwanyin boddhisattva sneezes－－very proud. 31、观音菩萨下毒手－－面善心不善The kwanyin boddhisattva puts poison in a hand－－the look familiar heart isn't kind. 32、广东人说北京话－－南腔北调The Cantonese says words－－mixed accent of north and south in Peking. 33、哈巴狗摇尾巴－－献殷勤The pug wags tail－－dedicate attentive. 34、海龙王打哈欠－－好大的口气Sea Long Wang gapes－－very big tone. 35、海里的虾米－－翻不起浪The dried shrimp in the sea son－－turn over not rise wave. 36、害啥病吃啥药－－对症下药Harm what the disease eat what medicine－－prescribe medicine for specific ailment 37、含冰糖说好话－－甜言蜜语Contain rock sugar to put in a good word－－sweet talk. 38、寒冬腊月的马蜂窝－－空空洞洞The hornet nest－－nothing substantial in month of cold winter La;空洞Is empty. 39、寒冬腊月送扇子－－不识事务The cold winter La month sends fan－－do not know business. 40、寒号鸟晒太阳－－得过且过The cold number bird takes a sunbathe－－let what will do well enough alone. 41、寒暑表－－有升有降Thermometer－－have already already risen to decline. 42、寒天吃冰棍－－心里有火Is cold sky of the stick－－in the mind eating ice to have fire. 43、韩湘子出家－－一去不复返Han Xiang Zi house－－a don't reply to return. 44、韩湘子吹笛－－不同凡响Han Xiang Zi plays flute－－outstanding. 45、韩湘子吹萧－－不同凡响Han Xiang Zi blows Xiao－－outstanding. 46、韩湘子的花篮－－要啥有啥Han Xiang Zi's flower basket－－want what have what. 47、韩信点兵－－多多益善Han Xin orders a soldier－－the more the better;越多越好It's more good to is more many 48、韩信伐楚－－明修栈道，暗渡陈仓Han Xin fells Chu－－fix plank way clearly, dark Du Chen Cang. 49、汉高祖斩白蛇－－一刀两断Man Gao Zu Zhan white snake－－make a clean break. 50、旱地的乌龟－－无地容身The tortoise of dry land－－nowhere to live;无处藏身Have no place to hide a body;无处逃生Have no place to flee for life. 51、旱地的鱼虾－－活不长The fish shrimp of dry land－－live not long. 52、旱地里的蛤蜊－－横行不了几天The clam in the dry land－－can not walk sideways for several days. 53、旱地里的蛤蟆－－干鼓肚The toad in the dry land－－dry drum belly. 54、旱天的井－－水平太低The well－－level in sky of drought is too low. 55、旱田里的泥鳅－－钻得深The loach in the dry land－－drill deeply. 56、好汉不吃眼前亏－－识时务The good brave fellow doesn't accept short－－term loss－－understand the changes of the times. 57、好汉上梁山－－逼出来的;Beam mountain of good brave fellow－－force out. 58、好花插在牛粪上－－可惜;The good flower puts on the cow muck－－regrettable. 59、好花离了土－－活不成;The good flower left soil－－live not become. 60、好马不吃回头草－－倔强;The good horse doesn't eat to turn head grass－－obstinate. 61、好马遭鞭打－－忍辱负重;Good Ma Zao whips－－meekly tolerate insult negative heavy. 62、好心当作驴肝肺－－不识好歹;The good heart regards as donkey liver lung－－do not know somehow. 63、耗子打洞－－找门路;The mouse beats hole－－seek way of approach. 64、耗子戴眼镜－－鼠目寸光;The mouse wears glasses－－the rat eyes inch light. 65、耗子的眼－－见识短;The eye of mouse－－experience short. 66、耗子盯小偷－－贼眉鼠眼;The mouse stares at a thief－－thief eyebrow rat eye. 67、耗子进风箱－－找气受;The mouse enters bellows－－seek spirit to be subjected to. 68、耗子看粮仓－－监守自盗;The mouse sees food Cang－－custodian turned thief. 69、耗子啃书本－－咬文嚼字;The mouse chews book－－chew words. 70、耗子舔猫屁股－－送死;The mouse licks a cat bottom－－walk into death. 71、耗子跳到钢琴上－－乱谈（弹）;The mouse jumps in the piano－－talk indiscriminately (play). 72、喝敌敌畏跳井Drink DDVP and jump into well－－必死无疑;is certain to die. 73、和尚打架－－抓不到辫子;The monks fight－－could not grasp any pigtail. 74、和尚打撑起雨伞阳The monk put up a parasol－－（发）无法无天there is no hair nor sky;defy laws. 75、和尚杀牛－－口善心恶Monk kills a cow－－ A fair face ,but a foul heart . 76、和尚头上的虱子－－明摆着The cootie on the monk head－－put clearly. 77、荷包里的东西－－十拿九稳The thing in the wallet－－almost certain. 78、荷包里装针－－锋芒毕露Pack needle－－sharp point to finish dew in wallet. 79、荷花出水Lotus flower grows out off the water－－一尘不染spotless. 80、鹤立鸡群Excel others as a crane among chickens－－才貌出众－－the personal appearance is outstanding. 81、横着扁担走路Thwart the carrying pole walks－－霸道violent in action. 82、横着竹竿进城Thwart the bamboo pole goes into the city－－行不通(走)－－Walk(go) impassability;won't do. 83、红着眼睛咬着牙open red eyes and bite the teeth－－怀恨在心－－hide hatred in the heart. 84、猴子扳苞谷The monkey pulls Indian corn－－掰一个，丢一个 break off one , throw one. 85、猴子戴眼镜The monkey wears glasses－－冒充斯文pretend to be cultured; 86、猴子捞月亮－－一场空The monkey gets moon－－one is empty. 87、猴子爬上旗杆顶－－高高在上The monkey climbs a flagpole crest－－Gao Gao is in the top. 88、猴子扇扇子－－学人样Monkey fan－－scholar kind. 89、后半夜做美梦－－好景不长The after midnight has beautiful dream－－good fortune doesn't last long. 90、候车室里的挂钟－－群众观点The wall clock－－crowd's standpoint in the waiting room. 91、狐狸拜年The fox makes New Year's visits－－用心歹毒an evil heart. 92、狐狸吃不到的葡萄The grape that the fox could not eat of －－全是酸的whole is sour. 93、狐狸的尾巴The tail of fox－－藏不住can not be hidden. 94、狐狸骑老虎－－狐假虎威The fox rides tiger－－a bully with a coward's heart. 95、挂着蚊帐点烟熏蚊香Hang mosquito net and light mosquito repellent incense－－多余surplus. |
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